My thoughts on this are; Do not buy into a park too quickly. Make sure you want the area rather than the other snowbird areas. After you know what area then rent in several of the parks that look good to you. You might find you don't like the rules, don't like the management, too crowded, the wrong type of fellow campers, too expensive on the monthly assoc. fees, too far from shopping, too close to something that you don't like, too many barking dogs etc. Also you might consider some work camping. Some parks will offer a free site in exchange for part time work in the office or on the grounds. They need extra help during the busy season. There is a website somewhere about workcamping that lists whats available. Good Luck to you both.